You don't become great by trying to be great. You become great by wanting to do something, and then doing it so hard that you become great in the process.
- Zombie Marie Curie, xkcd.com
We are not grand because we are at the top of the food chain or because we can alter our environment - the environment will outlast us with its unfathomable forces and unyielding powers. But rather than be bound and defeated by our insignificance, we are bold because we exercise our will anyway, despite the ephemeral and delicate presence we have...on this planet, in this universe.
- Aron Ralston, Between a Rock and a Hard Place
I'm convinced it's important to stay humble to progress. If you think you have accomplished something in this world, you are a fool.
- Killian Jornet
Now I see the secret of making the best persons: it is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth.
- Walt Whitman
Attitude: don't quit, complain, lag, or brag. Pretend nothing hurts.
Expectations: fix it; bust ass; do it fast; know it all, or learn quick.
- Christine Byl, Dirt Work
Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.
- Steve Jobs